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Population (year 2000): 17,423. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,161 (-1.5% change)
Males: 8,717 (50.0%), Females: 8,706 (50.0%)
Jefferson County
Zip codes:
70053,
70056.
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $28,065 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,400 (year 2000)
Races in Gretna:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
- Black (35.5%)
- Hispanic (6.3%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- Vietnamese (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: French (13.7%), German (11.3%),
Italian (7.3%), United States (6.0%), Irish (5.5%), English
(3.3%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gretna
- High school or higher: 70.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gretna city
- Never married: 32.3%
- Now married: 41.9%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 14.1%
6.2% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 2.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +432 (+2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Gretna:
- HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (3201 WALL
BLVD, SUITE B)
- MEADOWCREST HOSPITAL (2500 BELLE CHASSE
HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gretna:
- MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT N O (about 4 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA)
- OASIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gretna:
- LAKEFRONT (about 9 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 15 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- STENNIS INTL (about 52 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gretna:
- NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 3 miles; NEW ORLEANS,
LA; ID: 7N0)
- NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 8
miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
- SLIDELL (about 34 miles; SLIDELL, LA; ID: ASD)
Amtrak station near Gretna:
- 3 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Gretna:
- MOLER BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
223; Location: 59 W BANK EXPY; Private, for-profit)
- NICK RANDAZZO VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
(FT enrollment: 124; Location: 1415 WHITNEY AVE;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gretna:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 4 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment:
2,496)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 5 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 6 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 6 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 8 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 8 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
Private high school in Gretna:
- ARCHBISHOP BLENK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 609;
Location: 17 GRETNA BOULEVARD; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls
only)
Public primary/middle schools in Gretna:
- GRETNA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 865;
Location: 910 GRETNA BOULEVARD; Grades: 07 - 09)
- PAUL J. SOLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
863; Location: 2850 MT LAUREL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- SHIRLEY JOHNSON/GRETNA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 737; Location: 1130 GRETNA BOULEVARD; Grades:
PK - 06)
- GEORGE COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 564;
Location: 2630 BELLE CHASSE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
- WILLIAM HART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
414; Location: 2001 HANCOCK STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- KATE MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
407; Location: 1407 VIRGIL STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- MCDONOGH #26 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
351; Location: 1200 JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 300; Location: 1400 HUEY P LONG AVENUE;
Grades: 01 - 06)
- GRETNA #2 KINDERGARTEN CENTER (Students: 210;
Location: 701 AMELIA STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle schools in Gretna:
- ARDEN CAHILL ACADEMY (Students: 669;
Location: 3101 WALL BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST. CLETUS (Students: 577; Location: 3610
CLAIRE AVE.; Grades: PK - 8)
- SALEM LUTHERAN (Students: 243; Location: 418
4TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 900 FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- WESTBANK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 131;
Location: 16 WESTBANK EXPY; Grades: KG - 7)
- ELMWOOD PARK ACADEMY (Students: 119;
Location: 1517 CAROL SUE AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI (Students: 40;
Location: 552 TERRY PKWY; Grades: PK - KG)
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